No injuries, hazardous chemicals reported in Saturday incident

2:23 AM,
Jan. 27, 2014

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Written by

Zane Hill
zhill@dailyworld.com

U.S. Route 71 could open as early as this morning after Saturday's Union Pacific derailment.

At least 14 cars from a southbound train rolled off the tracks at 9:35 p.m. Saturday southeast of Morrow, according to Union Pacific Corporate Relations and Media Director Raquel Espinoza. Louisiana State Police closed U.S. 71 from Morrow to Fisher Road (around a third of the distance south to LeBeau) so UP workers from Livonia could bring in equipment Sunday to remove the cars.

"We have been working through the night to clear the area and re-rail the cars," Espinoza said Sunday afternoon. ...